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rottenstone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rot-ten-stone
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A soft, friable limestone, used in polishes.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To polish with rottenstone.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From rotten + stone.

Usage

Inflected Forms

rottenstones (plural) rottenstones (present, singular) rottenstoning (participle, present) rottenstoned (participle, past) rottenstoned (past)

Synonyms

tripoli

Questions

What does rottenstone mean?
A soft, friable limestone, used in polishes.
Where does rottenstone come from?
From rotten + stone.

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